In Barnegat Township, the latest quarterly tax bills are due this month. Anticipating plenty of people stopping in to pay at the tax office, the township put up a nearby sign outlining where the brunt of the tax bill increases came from.

“This is for informational purposes only,” said Township Administrator Martin Lisella. “Since all the taxes are collected at town hall, we thought the people coming here to pay their taxes should know why their taxes are going up and who is responsible. It’s not us.